Prisons cuts leads to overcrowding checks abandonment

Title

Prisons cuts leads to overcrowding checks abandonment

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Dec 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:07

Description

Jeff Collins reports on claims the prison service is being forced to scrap its official targets to control overcrowding because of budget cuts. Speakers include: Harry Fletcher, National Association of Probation Officers; Chris Scott, Prison Governors Association.

Contributors

Jeff Collins; Harry Fletcher; Chris Scott

Keywords

Budgets; Cost reduction; Prisons; Public finance; Prison reform; Living conditions; Finance; Public expenditure; Prison officers; Prisoners; Prison administration

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